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CU System briefs (10/29/2009)

* ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (10/30/09)--Representatives of the Credit Union Association of New Mexico (CUANM) met earlier this month with U.S. Rep. Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) to discuss some issues of concern to credit unions (CUANM Network October). Lujan was knowledgeable about the credit union position on interchange fee legislation, Community Reinvestment Act extension to credit unions and the proposed Consumer Financial Protection Agency, said the association. He said he is opposed to interchange fee legislation. He also sees a need for data security legislation. Credit unions are advocating on the national and state levels to require merchants to discard any personal or credit card information gathered from consumer. From left are Juan Fernandez Ceballos, CUANM vice president of governmental affairs; Scott Connely, CUANM Governmental Affairs Committee chairman and CEO of Sandia Area FCU; Sylvia Lyon, CUANM CEO; and Lujan. (Photo provided by the Credit Union Association of New Mexico) … * ONTARIO, Calif. (10/30/09)--The California Credit Union League's Mt. Diablo, San Francisco, North Bay and Wine Country Chapters

the fourth consecutive year as one of the "Best Places to Work" in the North Bay, Calif., area by the North Bay Business Journal, a weekly business publication for Sonoma, Napa and Marin counties. Winners were based on several criteria including an employer questionnaire, employee survey ratings, number of employee responses and employees' written comments. Pictured are, from left: Redwood CU employees Lyn Ly-Spelman, Richard Calenius, President/CEO Brett Martinez, Senior Vice President of Employee Relations and Development Kristina Derkos, Karen Boudrie and Bob Browne. (Photo provided by Redwood CU) …